Giveaway: Tickets to the SPAC winter ball

Gala-type events always seem to be a hit on OTE — they’re an excuse to dress up, eat killer food and have a drink or two.

Today’s giveaway is for two tickets to the DALLAS, Everything’s Bigger in Texas SPAC winter ball on Saturday, Feb. 23 at The Hall of Springs.

The event will celebrate the spirit of the Lone Star State with features that include mechanical bull rides, Tuthilltown’s “watch-your-back” bourbon bar and spicy southwest fare. Presented by SPAC’s Junior Committee, the ball is a fundraiser for classical programming at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $65 in advance or $70 at the door, are available at spac.org.

The winner gets two tickets to the event –which includes the “full bar.” Because this is sponsored by the junior committee, it tends to be a fairly upbeat, energetic event. Sticking with the theme of this SPAC-sponsored event, tell us when bigger really is better (and keep it clean, people).

As you know, we have rules here for our giveaways, and they go something like this:

If you failed to pick up a prize, you are ineligible for one-year from date of the giveaway you won.

If you won in the last 90 days, you are ineligible to win.

Everyone can only answer once. Answering more than once will mean both answers are disqualified.

The winner is chosen at random and all applicable answers stand an equal chance.

If you don’t answer the question, you aren’t eligible to win (a lot of you ended up in this boat in the past).

The contest closes at 4 p.m.

Make sure your correct e-mail is included in the box that says “e-mail” when you submit your comment. That is how we notify winners.

Unless another arrangement is made, prizes are to be picked up at the main Times Union building in Colonie during our business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) within a week of winning, or we will pick a new winner.

Hearts out hearts here inNy are the biggest and quietest I have ever seen We help each other out when needed, and perform miracles to let others know they are not alone. I have list my mom to cancer this past thanksgiving and have seen the miracle of great big generosity since then from coworkers friends and complete strangers. If that is not big hearts and love I don’t know what is. Texas maybe a big state but I would put the bigness of NY up against the any day.